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In the aftermath of the death of President Idriss Deby Itno, who ruled Chad for three decades, his 37-year-old son has taken over as president, according to a charter released Wednesday by the presidency.   The charter states that Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno has been named transitional leader as head of a military council following …

Chad’s President Idriss Deby has reportedly died of injuries suffered on front line, an army spokesman said on Tuesday. His death came shortly after provisional election results which projected he would win a sixth term in office, with 80% of the vote. The government and parliament have been dissolved, while …

The Nigerian Governors’ Forum, NGF, yesterday assured that issues surrounding the implementation of financial autonomy for the judiciary and legislature at the state level will be completed by May. Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayose, who is the NGF chairman, disclosed this to State House correspondents on Monday, April 19. The …

President Buhari on Monday, April 19, received briefing from Vice President Yemi Osinbajo at the State House in Abuja. The President returned to the country last Thursday, April 15, after spending 16 days in London where he went to see his doctors for his routine medical checkup.

The People’s Democratic Party has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to sack Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed for “attempting to mislead Nigerians” over allegations of the federal government printing N50-60 billion to support states’ allocations in March.   Recall that while Zainab Ahmed denied claims of the federal government printing money for states to …

The plants are Sapele, Afam, Olonrunsogo, Omotosho, Ibom, Egbin, Alaoji, Ihovbor, and the Jebba power plant which was shut down for annual maintenance. Nigeria may plunge into total blackout, as nine out of the national integrated power plants supplying electricity to the national grid, have reportedly broken down. According Nigeria’s …

While the new directive is to implemented from Monday, April 19, 2021, the government however placed NIN registration as mandatory for registering new SIM cards. The Federal Government on Thursday lifted the ban on registration of new Subscribers Identification Module, SIM. While the new directive is to implemented from Monday, …

The Nigerian military has taken out no fewer than 12 Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) leaders in the last week. April 6 was ‘end game’ for Abu-Rabi, Muhammed Likita and their bodyguards as airstrikes and ground artillery bombardments sent them to hades. They were eliminated at Kusuma, Sigir in …

Prof Nnenna Oti has been elected as the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO) by the Governing Council of the institution.   Prof. Oti who was the deputy Vice Chancellor, Academic before her new appointment, will be succeeding outgoing vice chancellor, Prof. Francis Eze.   The Univeristy’s new Vice Chancellor …

President Joe Biden has called for “peace and calm” in the wake of fatal police shooting of Daunte Wright in Minnesota, saying his death does not justify violence or looting. Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by female police on Sunday afternoon, pril 11, during a traffic stop in …